The Air Car trial starts in December and is a major part of the overall project. Commercial fleets, which take part in the trial will play a vital role in testing and fine tuning the solution, as well as benefiting from improved fleet efficiency and the full suite of Tracker’s telematics offering.

Imperial College London will assist in developing and verifying the technology to accurately estimate NOx emissions. It is anticipated to reduce NOx emissions by as much as 50% through advising improved driving style.

“It is our belief that companies, local authorities and the public all want to help clean up the air we breathe,” adds David Wilson, Tracker’s chief operating officer. “Towns and cities across the UK have dangerous levels of NO2, significantly over legally allowed limits, and increasing urbanisation and congestion are only set to magnify this problem.

“Air Car will be able to help deliver much needed emissions reduction in a smarter, cheaper and fairer way than some of the alternatives that are being considered.”

Fleets are being recruited from the public and commercial sectors as part of this trial, which will run within London and other UK cities where Clean Air Zones are to be established.

Gareth has more than 20 years’ experience as a journalist having started his career in local newspapers in the 1990s. Prior to joining Fleet News in 2008, he worked in the public sector as a media advisor and is currently news editor at Fleet News.